*The president of the United States was Bill Clinton.
*Presidential election was George W. Bush (R) vs. Al Gore (D). Results were not known for a month because of disputed votes in Florida.

*Worldwide concerns of Y2K ended over uneventful Happy New Year!
*Summer olympics were held in Sydney, Australia from September 15-October 1.
*Goblet of Fire from the Harry Potter series was published.

*51 million viewers watched the first season finale of Survivor.

*The prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was President Gordon B. Hinckley.

*President Hinckley made a goal of 100 temples by the end of 2000. The Church had 102 temples by the end of December. (33 were dedicated in 2000.)